This is a discussion on Federal Online Poker Measure Could be Voted on This Month within the online poker forums, in the Poker News section; According to the following article Joe Barton says it is not dead yet. We can only hope:
http://www.gambling911.com/gambling-news/federal-online-poker-measure-could-be-voted-month-070912.html

Too much hesitation in Washington, being an election year and the Tribal communities have a lot of pull in every house and senate.

#5

11th July 2012, 7:37 PM

jolubman [714]

Online Poker at: Not Juicy St

Game: Horse

Let's hope this is it.

#6

11th July 2012, 7:55 PM

GOIVIT [392]

Poker at: Poker Host

Game: holdem

I'm not holding my breath. A divided Congress that can't pass gas and an election year. Not going to happen, I hope I'm wrong, but...

#7

11th July 2012, 10:54 PM

pfb8888 [1,133]

Online Poker at: bovaduh

Game: holdem

re: Poker & Federal Online Poker Measure Could be Voted on This Month

why all the teasing and leaks? are poker players being used by different factions for their own agenda....?

-possible agendas anyone???
- media news??
- doj trying to wear down hope of players so they forget about their money locked into full tilt?
- brick and mortar poker rooms need time to catch up on software developement? ?

- lawyers dragging things out to pad their hours???

#8

14th July 2012, 5:16 PM

imafin [169]

Poker at: intertops

Game: holdem

Yep, best bet here is to not hold your breathe...you wont get these bozos to budge this close to an election...you would do much better hoping for change from the king bozo in the whitehouse by executive privilege wanting to buy your vote...

#9

15th July 2012, 3:04 PM

TeUnit [1,627]

Online Poker at: PokerStars

Game: holdem, sng,

sure hope they get it done at the federal level

#10

16th July 2012, 11:27 PM

ckickenking [1,007]

Poker at: Bovada

Game: Stud H/L

The odd of this thing pasting doesn't look great, but I really hope it does

#11

16th July 2012, 11:37 PM

xUnrated [321]

Online Poker at: Hero Poker

Game: NLHE

odds arent great, but there is still a chance.. odds arent great for someone to hit a 1 outer on the river but its all happened to us.

#12

17th July 2012, 12:15 AM

Colbefc [2,029]

Poker at: Poker Stars

Game: MTT's

Got my fingers crossed for all my American friends, but is it too much to ask for the US government, any government for that matter, to do the right thing?

Heller's comments come amid a new wave of speculation about prospects for a federal bill, as a handful of states are moving to legalize online gambling within their jurisdictions. Gambling Compliance, an industry online newsletter, reported last week that key senators Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., have agreed on a framework for a bill.

#14

21st July 2012, 7:23 PM

Troicheil [1]

re: Poker & Federal Online Poker Measure Could be Voted on This Month

I would love to see it get passed but if nothing else I doubt Harry Reid will let it by.

#15

22nd July 2012, 9:24 PM

Mentor [212]

Online Poker at: Carbon

Game: NLHE

And with Reid saying he expects to have a bill voted on in the senate by the end of the year (co-written with Kyl, of all people), there is still some life here.

But I don't have my hopes up. This always happens -- trying to tag it onto something at the end of a congressional session. We'll see.

#16

25th July 2012, 4:15 PM

LaserCats [162]

Poker at: carbon poker

Game: holdem

Other than politcal BS, Native American Business Issues, the key is governing it - policing it - so kids don't get on or so those with a addiction problems or low poker IQ issues don't lose their house to an online casino. I love Poker and believe their is skill involved - and wish they would separate it from all other casino games. I hate Black Jack as well here... May be easier to pass just person vs person games first.

The Las Vegas Sun conducted an unscientific poll of about 20 of the remaining Republicans, sampling from both moderates and conservatives, that revealed most have not made up their minds about poker and that one — Rand Paul of Kentucky — is likely to support an online poker bill. But many Republican undecideds were clearly leaning toward “no.”

“I generally have opposed gambling across the board in all forms. So though I have not seen the bill, I probably would oppose it,” said Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, listed as undecided in the poker community's survey.

“I'm not a big fan of expanding gaming on the Internet, especially for revenue purposes,” said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

“Online poker? No, I wouldn't vote for it,” said Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma. “I'd vote against it. I don't like gambling.”

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell would not answer questions this week about whether he plans to use his influence to help push for poker legislation before the election — or whether he believes doing so would help Heller in his race against Shelley Berkley.

The Las Vegas Sun conducted an unscientific poll of about 20 of the remaining Republicans, sampling from both moderates and conservatives, that revealed most have not made up their minds about poker and that one  Rand Paul of Kentucky  is likely to support an online poker bill. But many Republican undecideds were clearly leaning toward no.

I generally have opposed gambling across the board in all forms. So though I have not seen the bill, I probably would oppose it, said Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, listed as undecided in the poker community's survey.

I'm not a big fan of expanding gaming on the Internet, especially for revenue purposes, said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

Online poker? No, I wouldn't vote for it, said Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma. I'd vote against it. I don't like gambling.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell would not answer questions this week about whether he plans to use his influence to help push for poker legislation before the election  or whether he believes doing so would help Heller in his race against Shelley Berkley.

So much of this type of attitude is the co-mingling of online gambling and online poker . . . it is absolutely necessary that we distance poker from "gambling" so as to avoid being cast by that stigma.

It's also not a Republican vs Democrat issue, please don't try to make it one. Joe Barton is a Republican and the apparent poker hero in Congress, and the law in WA State making online gambling a felony was the work product of Democrats.

The only thing that matters is money, unless and until we get some palms greased, we won't get anything. It's up to the committee chairs where the Barton Bill is languishing and nobody else. Those committee chairs may change in January, may not.

There are also some clauses in the Barton Bill that make it so that the big casinos will be the only ones able to offer online poker, and the current sites will have to partner up or be left out

It's also not a Republican vs Democrat issue, please don't try to make it one. Joe Barton is a Republican and the apparent poker hero in Congress, and the law in WA State making online gambling a felony was the work product of Democrats.

I'm not making it Republican vs Democrat issue at all. It's no secret that Republican votes are needed in the Senate to pass a poker bill.

As stated in the article I linked to in the OP:

Quote:

The only way we can get (an online poker bill) done is we need Republican votes, and we haven't gotten them yet, Reid said Tuesday.

I'm limited in what I can do with Republicans. I'd like a little help from my Republican colleague, he added in a thinly veiled reference to Heller.

#22

8th August 2012, 12:33 AM

whytegold [57]

Poker at: Merge

Game: Both

Theres so much $$$$ to be made its just rediculous how Greedy our Government really is!!!

#23

8th August 2012, 12:53 AM

AAChipMagnet [520]

Another issue for Obama to draw votes away from Romney this Nov.? I'm guessing it might be.

The Las Vegas Sun conducted an unscientific poll of about 20 of the remaining Republicans, sampling from both moderates and conservatives, that revealed most have not made up their minds about poker and that one  Rand Paul of Kentucky  is likely to support an online poker bill. But many Republican undecideds were clearly leaning toward no.

I generally have opposed gambling across the board in all forms. So though I have not seen the bill, I probably would oppose it, said Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, listed as undecided in the poker community's survey.

I'm not a big fan of expanding gaming on the Internet, especially for revenue purposes, said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

Online poker? No, I wouldn't vote for it, said Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma. I'd vote against it. I don't like gambling.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell would not answer questions this week about whether he plans to use his influence to help push for poker legislation before the election  or whether he believes doing so would help Heller in his race against Shelley Berkley.

The Las Vegas Sun conducted an unscientific poll of about 20 of the remaining Republicans, sampling from both moderates and conservatives, that revealed most have not made up their minds about poker and that one  Rand Paul of Kentucky  is likely to support an online poker bill. But many Republican undecideds were clearly leaning toward no.

I generally have opposed gambling across the board in all forms. So though I have not seen the bill, I probably would oppose it, said Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, listed as undecided in the poker community's survey.

I'm not a big fan of expanding gaming on the Internet, especially for revenue purposes, said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

Online poker? No, I wouldn't vote for it, said Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma. I'd vote against it. I don't like gambling.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell would not answer questions this week about whether he plans to use his influence to help push for poker legislation before the election  or whether he believes doing so would help Heller in his race against Shelley Berkley.

I view this more as a way for Reid to do nothing. So far, there isn't even a bill in the Senate, he's talking about needing votes, he's a long way away from needing votes.

And even if there were a bill, he only needs a couple of GOP votes, it wouldn't be the first thing he's pressed through without GOP support.

Given that Reid is unable to even bring a budget to the floor for the last 3 years, it just seems like him making excuses for inaction.

The real press needs to be in the House, the Barton Bill needs to get passed out of committee and moved forward, it is at the sole discretion of the committee chair(s) as to when that happens. Rep. Fred Upton (D-MI) is the Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, he is the one we need to press.

The Las Vegas Sun conducted an unscientific poll of about 20 of the remaining Republicans, sampling from both moderates and conservatives, that revealed most have not made up their minds about poker and that one — Rand Paul of Kentucky — is likely to support an online poker bill. But many Republican undecideds were clearly leaning toward “no.”

“I generally have opposed gambling across the board in all forms. So though I have not seen the bill, I probably would oppose it,” said Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, listed as undecided in the poker community's survey.

“I'm not a big fan of expanding gaming on the Internet, especially for revenue purposes,” said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.

“Online poker? No, I wouldn't vote for it,” said Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma. “I'd vote against it. I don't like gambling.”

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell would not answer questions this week about whether he plans to use his influence to help push for poker legislation before the election — or whether he believes doing so would help Heller in his race against Shelley Berkley.

Does this not bother anyone?

Absolutely. This one is impressive: “I generally have opposed gambling across the board in all forms. So though I have not seen the bill, I probably would oppose it”, as well as this other one: “Online poker? No, I wouldn't vote for it,” said Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma. “I'd vote against it. I don't like gambling.”

Makes me wonder if some of the members of Congress actually read bills before passing them (at least part of the bill, some of them are huge) and not just base their voting on the title of the bill and what their principles or beliefs are toward the given issue at stake (aside from any interest they may have on passing/not passing a bill ($ involved)).

I feel it kind of similar as a juror who feels the person about to be trial is inocent or guilty based on he's gut feeling toward him/her even before the trial begins.

There seems to be a lot of fear sending funds to politicians. And, the fear I'm talking about are those that are in the business that think that online will hurt their bottom line. Just look at the excuse of a certain head of The Sands Las Vegas--morally agains it (Seriously?).

#33

13th August 2012, 4:10 PM

bopo59 [18]

Online Poker at: ACR

Game: holdem

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuffman92

I hate the stupid government.

The problem with our government is simple, they want to control our lives, what we do, how we spend.

They would rather force you to pay a tax on anything they decide*, but when it comes to something we would decide to spend money on,

I feel it kind of similar as a juror who feels the person about to be trial is inocent or guilty based on he's gut feeling toward him/her even before the trial begins.

Or deciding someone is guilty because he has a beard and "I don't like beards".

I thought these people were suppose to represent us, not vote how the party tells them to, or how their preacher tells them to. If someone doesn't like gambling - DON'T GAMBLE.

And as for opposing gambling in all forms, I don't see these moralistic hypocrits trying to ban lotteries and horse-racing and fantasy football. And I bet you find the right-wing Christians buying lottery tickets at the corner store.

(Interesting stat: Hotels make the most $ selling "adult" programming in the bible belt.)

#35

16th August 2012, 2:49 AM

BigCountryAA [392]

Online Poker at: Bovada

Game: Holdem SNG

re: Poker & Federal Online Poker Measure Could be Voted on This Month

I can only hope. I'd love to be able to play again without fear of the government stepping in, shutting down my sites and freezing my bankroll. It pisses me off to no end that they sell lottery tickets and we can't safely play poker online.